It’s always been a GP name of mine. I don’t think I’m brave enough to use it on an actual child, however I do think it’s cute. But that’s the problem, I think it is a bit too cutesy. I also like the nickname Hem.
[name_m]Hemingway[/name_m] is an English place name.
Anyway, I was wondering what your opinion of the name [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m] is.
It’s a guilty pleasure of mine, too. I’ve heard it used as a middle name, and I’d love to see it on a little boy or young man. It has a very intellectual feel.
[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t use unless you’re a big fan of [name_m]Ernest[/name_m] because that is what every single person will assume and comment on when you tell them your son’s name. If you’re not really a fan, that will quickly become annoying.
This.
[name_m]Hemingway[/name_m] also has the feeling of “trying too hard to be upper-class”. If you’re using it for the author, I think [name_m]Ernest[/name_m] would be better as a given name, or save [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m] for a middle name.
[name_m]Hemingway[/name_m] would be fine in the middle spot. It’s a little too tied to a tragic literary figure for me to feel comfortable using it for a first name.
I don’t think it would ever work very well for a first name, but it’s lovely as a middle name. I’m all for literary connotations.
Agree with this. But must admit it is a guilty pleasure.
I think it’s a bit too heavy for a first name. I’d keep it in the GP or middle name spot.
I will agree with the previous posters that said everyone will think you named him after [name_m]Ernest[/name_m].
I agree - It’s a great GP name, and actually a really nice name. But because [name_m]Ernest[/name_m] [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m] is the ONLY [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m], that will be everyone’s first thought. If that doesn’t bother you, or if you are a huge [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m] fan, then go ahead… but I would probably use it as a middle name instead. Excellent middle name.
When I hear [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m], I think drunks. Its a family name for me…
I’ll admit, I love the name [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m] but I think I would save it for a pet, it feels too heavy for a baby imo
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m] [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m] would probably be the first association. He was a great writer (in my opinion) but he was a very dark person. It’s too tragic for the first spot. If you really like it, I second the idea of [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m] in the middle spot.
Despite the history as a place/whatever else name, [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m] will remind a great many people of the author. I would be prepared to discuss the canon, as bystanders are likely to perceive you as superfans.
Also, I wouldn’t burden a child with the namesake of the man who said, ¨if you leave a woman, though, you probably ought to shoot her.¨
I love the idea of [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m], heavy as it is. Hem is cute too. However, it is completely bound to the author. Everyone will assume you are quite the literature lover. [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m] did kill himself, which is also to be kept in mind (doesn’t bother me personally). Like I said, I would swoon to meet a little [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m]. I would feel confused if I found out his parents didn’t [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_m]Ernest[/name_m] [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m]'s work.
It belongs on a guilty pleasure list.
I think it would be safest as a middle name, though I must admit I do love the name.
I once had a mummified eggplant named [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m].
I quite like it on a pet (or a vegetable, apparently, I was an odd child) but it’s a bit over-the-top for a person. It’s a lovely-sounding word though.